Semi-analytical solution for viscous Stokes flow in two eccentrically nested spheres

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1015-1030

  Tosi, Nicola ^a   Martinec, Zdeněk ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite element methods; Geoid; Lateral heterogeneity; Mantle convection; Mantle viscosity; Spherical harmonics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOID; MANTLE CONVECTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPHERICAL HARMONICS; STOKES FORMULA; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 34548119450     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03482.x     Document Type: Article

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